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Daily Recap / Friday, September 4, 2026

When the Church Chooses Its Stewards: Friday's Commission and Council Elections

Some of a General Conference's most consequential work makes the least noise. After the anticipation of Wednesday's episcopal ballots and the celebrations that followed, Friday's legislative sessions at the Sandton Convention Centre turned to a quieter but no less important task — electing the clergy and laity who will carry the ongoing work of the Global Methodist Church through its councils, commissions, and committees. 

These are the bodies named in the “Book of Doctrines and Discipline” that steward the life of the Church between general conferences: a majority of church members, clergy and laity together, entrusted with doctrine and discipleship, finance and mission, ecumenical friendship and the good order of the connection. 

What follows is a brief explanation of each body, with the unofficial results of Friday's elections placed beneath — a picture of a Church naming its stewards for the 2026–2032 sexennial. With the official daily journal still to come tomorrow, these results are shared as a first, unofficial account — a way to bring the news to the Church now rather than hold it back.

A Heart of Flesh: Morning Worship on Day Six

The sixth morning of the General Conference began with Charles Wesley's “And Can It Be” rising in a hall filled with delegates from across the globe, carried by a refrain naming the geography of the gathering — from Africa to Asia to the Americas — grace extending to each one, glory returning to Christ the King. The hymn that has stirred Methodist hearts for nearly three centuries was, that morning, unmistakably the song of a global Church.

Celebration of Africa Recap Video

Relive the evening celebrating our host continent. From food, to dance, to fashion, the Celebration of Africa event on Wednesday was a night to remember.

Watch the Day 6 Livestream

A full day in the ballroom of Sandton Convention Centre, catch the livestream to view morning worship, the election of commissions and committees, and more.

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Day 6 Recap | Who Leads the Church from Here?

Jason Nix and Dianne Burnett are joined by Tyler Best for Friday’s recap from the Beauty of Holiness General Conference in South Africa. With many of the major legislative decisions behind them, delegates turned their attention to choosing the clergy and laity who will help lead the ongoing work of the Global Methodist Church between General Conferences.

Investing in the Local Church | Wesleyan Investment Foundation

Jason Nix sits down with Mark Gorveatte, Relationship Manager with the Wesleyan Investment Foundation (WIF), premier sponsor of the Beauty of Holiness General Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. For 80 years, WIF has helped resource churches and ministries through investments and church financing. Mark shares the heart behind WIF, how their unique model helps churches purchase, build, renovate, and refinance ministry facilities, and why investing in the local church is ultimately about investing in its mission.

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